CCC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Pontes

198 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
31
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Pontes gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pontes content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Pontes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

Pontes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ortiz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Pontes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spencer McHaggis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

McHaggis
vs
Lesnar

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer McHaggis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHaggis misses with a jab, cross combination.
McHaggis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
McHaggis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar misses with a low kick.
McHaggis shoots in and drives through. Lesnar sprawls well.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
McHaggis moves out of range of the leg kick from Lesnar.
McHaggis misses with the combination.
Lesnar tries to clinch but McHaggis is having none of it.
McHaggis is looking to clinch.

McHaggis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lesnar to the ground. McHaggis is now in Lesnar's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

McHaggis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lesnar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McHaggis, into his guard.

McHaggis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lesnar passes into half guard.

Lesnar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McHaggis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McHaggis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lesnar counters by clinching up.
McHaggis is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has McHaggis pressed against the cage, preventing McHaggis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
Lesnar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McHaggis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer McHaggis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McHaggis cracks Lesnar with a nice body shot.
McHaggis wants to break the clinch but can't.

McHaggis manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McHaggis misses with a series of wild punches.

Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McHaggis.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eric Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lesnar clinches up with McHaggis and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lesnar slowing the pace effectively.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McHaggis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McHaggis scores with the left hand. Lesnar knows he should have avoided that one.
McHaggis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesnar tries to clinch but McHaggis is having none of it.
McHaggis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.
McHaggis is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lesnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Eric Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a chopping leg kick but McHaggis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McHaggis misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHaggis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McHaggis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McHaggis is breathing heavily.
McHaggis checks a low kick from Lesnar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHaggis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
McHaggis avoids the head kick by Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McHaggis misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McHaggis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McHaggis has time to react.
Lesnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnar misses with a low kick.
Spencer McHaggis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but McHaggis moves out of range.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but McHaggis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eric Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by McHaggis.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHaggis. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
McHaggis connects with a high kick.
Lesnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McHaggis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesnar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from McHaggis does no damage.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
McHaggis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McHaggis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McHaggis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a leg kick
and McHaggis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lesnar tries to bum rush McHaggis with a series of wild strikes but McHaggis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis tries to clinch up.
McHaggis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. McHaggis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesnar!
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
McHaggis is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Lesnar like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Lesnar from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer McHaggis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filip Centkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Alvarez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Filip Centkiewicz's chin.

Centkiewicz
vs
Alvarez

177 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filip Centkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centkiewicz.
Alvarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Centkiewicz.

Alvarez gets the takedown into side control.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Centkiewicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez with the ground and pound but Centkiewicz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Centkiewicz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alvarez trying to control but Centkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Centkiewicz won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Centkiewicz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Centkiewicz is keeping the position.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Centkiewicz blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez trying to control but Centkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centkiewicz working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez stands up over Centkiewicz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Centkiewicz has a closed guard, preventing Alvarez from standing up.
Centkiewicz can't keep his opponent in guard - Alvarez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but Centkiewicz defends it.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Centkiewicz is working away.
Alvarez prevents Centkiewicz from improving his position.
Alvarez with the ground and pound but Centkiewicz uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Centkiewicz's closed guard. He's half up but Centkiewicz has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Centkiewicz pivots and extends the arm, Alvarez falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Centkiewicz! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filip Centkiewicz!
Our winner, Filip Centkiewicz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Gazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonatan Borge has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Borge
vs
Gazzola

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lennon Gazzola!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borge tries to land a front kick but Gazzola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gazzola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borge.

It looks like Lennon Gazzola has been cut.

Borge has managed to clinch.
Gazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Borge controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gazzola.

Gazzola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gazzola feints and as Borge raises his hands in defense, Gazzola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gazzola sitting in guard here, content to control.
Borge trying to keep a closed guard but Gazzola is proving a slippery customer.
Gazzola trying to control but Borge is working from the bottom.
Gazzola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gazzola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lennon Gazzola has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Gazzola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Borge controlling the position well.
Gazzola performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Borge is trying to stand.
Gazzola wants to get back to his feet.
Gazzola is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lennon Gazzola wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borge.
Borge doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gazzola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonatan Borge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gazzola gets to his feet - Borge follows without any prompting.
Gazzola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borge throws a sloppy head kick and Gazzola moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gazzola gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Borge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gazzola tries to avoid it but Borge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gazzola to the ground. Gazzola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Gazzola drives through with a takedown into Borge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gazzola won't allow Borge to sweep him here.
Borge is breathing heavily.
Gazzola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Borge's guard.
Gazzola trying to control the position from guard on top but Borge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gazzola won't allow Borge to sweep him here.
Gazzola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lennon Gazzola wasn't active enough on the ground.
Borge looks to clinch

and Gazzola counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gazzola breaks from the clinch.
Borge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borge wants it to stay on the feet.
Borge wants to clinch up but Gazzola keeps it at a distance.
Gazzola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borge counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borge tries a head kick but it misses.
Borge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gazzola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borge shoots in for a takedown but Gazzola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gazzola shoots in for a double leg but Borge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gazzola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borge working hard to break the clinch.

Gazzola gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Gazzola decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lennon Gazzola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennon Gazzola's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gazzola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borge swivels and escapes.

Gazzola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lennon Gazzola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gazzola wants to pass the guard but Borge is keeping the position.
Borge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gazzola's guard.
Borge passes Gazzola's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borge slips a nice elbow through Gazzola's hands, connecting with Gazzola's forehead.
Borge tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Borge wants to control but Gazzola is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gazzola can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzola is trying to stand.
Gazzola trying to control from the bottom.
Gazzola won't allow Borge to pass to mount.

Borge seems to be working for a kimura but Gazzola defends the submission attempt.
Borge throwing shots but Gazzola is blocking nicely.

Gazzola looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borge is working for a submission of some sort.
Gazzola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gazzola is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Borge is looking to stand up but Gazzola won't let him.
Borge looking to sit in guard and control but Gazzola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazzola stands and throws Borge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Borge is trying to control Gazzola's posture but Gazzola avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Gazzola stalls from top position.
Gazzola trying to control the position but Borge is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gazzola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Borge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Gazzola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Borge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borge regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gazzola's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Borge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lennon Gazzola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lennon Gazzola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gazzola tries to sprawl but Borge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gazzola manages to get to full guard.
Borge wants to control from the top but Gazzola keeps moving.
Borge is really struggling to control Gazzola but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gazzola keeping full guard, as Borge tries to pass.
Gazzola wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borge is looking to stand up but Gazzola won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gazzola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jhonatan Borge just wasn't active enough.
Gazzola shoots for a takedown but Borge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borge stuffs the takedown.
Borge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gazzola as he jumps to the side.
Borge shoots in for a takedown but Gazzola shows good takedown defense.
Borge fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonatan Borge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gazzola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borge but Borge pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gazzola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borge quickly recovers to half guard.
Gazzola trying to pass the guard but Borge defending well.
Borge tries to get to full guard but Gazzola has control of the leg.

Gazzola is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Borge wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazzola is pressing down on Borge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borge is holding on for now.
Borge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gazzola advances position into side control!
Gazzola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borge keeps working.
Gazzola moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazzola wants to control but Borge is keeping him busy.
Borge misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Borge is looking for a sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borge wants to control but Gazzola postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gazzola working the head and body with strikes.
Jhonatan Borge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennon Gazzola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gazzola controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lennon Gazzola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gazzola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennon Gazzola!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slobberknocker
vs
Sobral

182 cm
29
211 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

189 cm
31
205 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Slobberknocker avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Slobberknocker misses the target.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral throws a head kick but Slobberknocker moves out of range.
Sobral looks to clinch
and Slobberknocker counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Sobral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slobberknocker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobral scrambles back to his feet.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a two punch combination.
Slobberknocker with a hook.
Slobberknocker throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Slobberknocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slobberknocker scores with a body shot.
Slobberknocker throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slobberknocker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slobberknocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobral counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobral connects with a solid leg kick.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slobberknocker throws a combination. Sobral tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Renato Sobral's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Slobberknocker drops Sobral with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sobral looks back up at him and smiles so Slobberknocker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Sobral is rocked!
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slobberknocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobral counters with a big head kick but Slobberknocker shrugs it off.
Slobberknocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobral counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ric Slobberknocker has been cut.
Slobberknocker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sobral eats them both and turns towards Slobberknocker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

The cut above Renato Sobral's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good standup being displayed there by Slobberknocker as he connects with a hook.
Sobral is still on wobbly legs! Can Slobberknocker finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Slobberknocker checks a leg kick.
Sobral seems to have recovered his senses.
Slobberknocker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slobberknocker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobral in his tracks.

Renato Sobral's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Slobberknocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slobberknocker swings for the body but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral throws a body kick that misses.

Slobberknocker lands a big uppercut and Sobral crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sobral looks OK. Slobberknocker waves Sobral back to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renato Sobral's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ric Slobberknocker!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Vbahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vbahi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gomez
vs
Vbahi

172 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Vbahi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vbahi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vbahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vbahi swivels and escapes.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vbahi sprawls well. Vbahi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails with the takedown.

Vbahi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vbahi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomez wants to hold on but Vbahi pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is looking to improve his position but Vbahi isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is bucking up trying to escape but Vbahi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Vbahi controlling his opponent.

Vbahi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vbahi prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Gomez tries to improve his position but instead Vbahi has taken his back!
Gomez tries to break free.
Vbahi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gomez!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vbahi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gomez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vbahi tries to keep control of the position but Gomez is staying busy.
Vbahi has the hooks in. Gomez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Vbahi looking for the choke but no joy.
Gomez is trying to remain composed but Vbahi is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vbahi lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Vbahi controls the action.

Gomez fending off the submission attempt from Vbahi.

Vbahi looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vbahi lands a shot to the head.
Gomez wants to escape the position.
Vbahi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gomez breaks Vbahi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vbahi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vbahi wants to sweep here but Gomez controlling him for the moment.

Vbahi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomez trying to control but Vbahi is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vbahi keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.

Vbahi is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vbahi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gomez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vbahi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vbahi can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vbahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vbahi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Vbahi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Vbahi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomez sneaks back into half guard.
Gomez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Vbahi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gomez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vbahi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gomez pulls down on the head and he's put Vbahi to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Franco Gomez!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pouncy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pouncy
vs
Palhares

178 cm
28
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Pouncy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Palhares !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares misses with a double jab.
Pouncy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Marcus Pouncy has been cut.

Pouncy dives in and scores a takedown into Palhares 's guard.
Pouncy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palhares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pouncy controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncy throws an elbow that misses. Palhares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pouncy's guard. Nice move by Palhares !
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pouncy keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pouncy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Palhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pouncy. Pouncy obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Palhares . Beautiful body shot.
Palhares misses with a head kick.
Palhares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pouncy's head.

Palhares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pouncy, pushing him back against the cage.

Pouncy has clasped his hands together around Palhares 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pouncy wants to control but Palhares is keeping him busy.
Pouncy controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares manages to get back to half guard.
Pouncy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy tries to pass to full mount but Palhares defends it.
Pouncy controlling the action here.
Pouncy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Marcus Pouncy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Palhares has closed the distance and engaged Pouncy in a clinch.

Palhares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pouncy regains guard.
Palhares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pouncy controlling Palhares 's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pouncy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palhares trying to control but Pouncy is working from the bottom.
Pouncy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pouncy tries to get out of the position.
Palhares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pouncy keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares chips away with some ground and pound.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pouncy is keeping the position for now.
Pouncy controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
Palhares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palhares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Palhares stands up and beckons Pouncy to his feet.
Palhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pouncy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares scores with a jab.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Palhares does no damage.
Pouncy tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Palhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Pouncy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pouncy closes the distance and pushes Palhares back into the cage.
Pouncy misses with a knee strike.
Pouncy is trying to push Palhares away but Palhares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pouncy gets underhooks to prevent Palhares 's takedown attempt.
Pouncy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pouncy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palhares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marcus Pouncy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pouncy slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Pouncy.
Jake Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Pouncy avoids it.
Palhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pouncy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pouncy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palhares 's guard.
Palhares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Palhares trying to control the position.

Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pouncy defends it easily.
Pouncy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pouncy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pouncy won't allow Palhares to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Pouncy from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Pouncy just wasn't active enough.
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pouncy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pouncy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palhares quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pouncy stands up out of the half guard.
No luck for Pouncy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Pouncy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palhares lands a jab.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palhares misses with a two punch combination.

Pouncy shoots in and bounces Palhares off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pouncy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Palhares has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pouncy is looking to defend but Palhares has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pouncy! Palhares pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pouncy taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Palhares !
Jake Palhares opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ana Balestra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ana Balestra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balestra
vs
Swanson

169 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ana Balestra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cub Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balestra tries for a takedown but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Balestra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Swanson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Balestra decides to stand back up. Balestra steps back and let's Swanson get back to his feet.
Balestra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Swanson.

Swanson lands a big head kick that sends Balestra tumbling to the mat! Swanson takes a step backwards and waves Balestra back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Balestra is rocked!

It looks like Ana Balestra has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Balestra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balestra avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Swanson throws a head kick but Balestra moves out of range.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Cub Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Balestra hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cub Swanson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano Martins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martins
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Martins.

Martins gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martins lands a couple of elbows.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins lands a couple of digs.
Martins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Martins throws a big elbow that misses.
Martins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martins defends well.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Martins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Martins from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martins stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martins!
Gracie tries to bench press Martins off him but Martins keeps the position.
Martins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martins tries to get out of the position.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martins defends it well.
Martins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Martins defends the submission attempt.
Martins trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Martins is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fabricio Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

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